Palestinian President Abbas Calls For Global Efforts To End Israel's Population In Special Sessions Of The D8 Summit

President Abbas while attending a special session of the D8 2024 Summit in Cairo, Egypt. (Source: WAFA)

JAKARTA - President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday called for an integrated global effort to end Israel's occupation of Palestine.

He conveyed this during a special session on Palestine and Lebanon at the 8th Summit of the Eight Development Economic Cooperation Organization (KTT D8) in Cairo, Egypt.

On this occasion, President Abbas outlined a comprehensive political plan delivered by Palestine at the recent Arab-Islamic summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, urging the international community to adopt it as a means of achieving peace.

The plan includes several main measures, starting with an immediate ceasefire and the full withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces by UN resolution 2735. In addition, the plan calls for full Palestinian membership in the United Nations and protection of historical status and law on Islamic and Christian holy sites, President Abbas said, quoted from WAFA December 19.

The plan also advocates the implementation of the decision of the International Court, which has now become a resolution of the UN General Assembly, which requires an end to Israel's occupation and the demolition of illegal settlements within one year.

Furthermore, President Abbas proposed holding an international peace conference in June 2025, in accordance with the resolution of the UN General Assembly.

He underlined the need for global justice, calling on the international community to hold all parties accountable for international law violations, particularly Israel's ongoing actions in Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria.

The call comes as the death toll in the Gaza Strip continues to grow, while efforts to bring about a ceasefire in the Palestinian enclave continue.

The latest conflict in Gaza broke out on October 7, 2023, after militants led by Hamas attacked Israel's southern region, leaving about 1,200 people dead and more than 250 kidnapped as hostages.

It was responded to by a blockade campaign, air strikes and ground operations carried out by the Israeli military in response to the Palestinian enclave.

Separately, Gaza's health authorities confirmed on Thursday that the death toll from Palestine since October 7, 2023 has totaled 45,129 people, 107,338 others injured, with the majority of victims being women and children.